Roon is an amazing piece of software for organizing your local digital music collection and seamlessly expanding your library via streaming selections from TIDAL. The v1.3 update of Roon has been covered well on many sites so I won’t dig into it here, but DSP and convolution plus third party integrations shift Roon into the…
HOWTO: Streaming TIDAL via JRiver Media Center
I’m so excited! I just have to share…even though chances are slim that you will have any need for a setup like this. Before I get started, let me first explain my situation and why I’m excited. I have large loudspeakers in a small room, so to get the bass under control, my system really needed…
Can Digital Make a Room Correct?
TL;DR – modern FIR based digital room correction has a place in audiophile playback systems and within limitations can make just about any system more enjoyable; it is no substitute for proper room and system setup, but give it a try! Ask audiophiles which part of their playback system has the greatest influence on sound quality, and most…
Purifying USB
Audiophiles love system tweaks. They are an essential part of the hobby. Get a playback system sounding just the way you like and pretty soon there’s nothing left to do but listen to music. Granted, that’s what the system is for, so there’s nothing wrong with that! But you know what’s even more fun than listening…
How we listen
Most of us were brought up with music as a sort-of “soundtrack for our lives”–something that was on while we did other things. We might give it our full attention for a few moments or sing along during our favorite parts, but the concept of sitting completely still and giving attention to nothing other than what’s entering our ears for an extended…